Nahar Singh Stadium

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Nahar Singh Stadium
Mayur Stadium
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Nahar Singh Stadium
Ground information
Location Faridabad, Haryana
Country India
Coordinates 28°23′14″N77°17′45″E / 28.38722°N 77.29583°E / 28.38722; 77.29583
Establishment1981
Capacity25,000
Owner Haryana Cricket Association
Operator Haryana Cricket Association
Tenants Haryana cricket team
End names
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International information
First ODI19 Jan 1988:
Flag of India.svg  India v WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Last ODI31 Mar 2006:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of England.svg  England
First WODI13 December 1997:
Flag of India.svg  India v WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Last WODI27 November 2005:
Flag of India.svg  India v Flag of England.svg  England
As of 9 December 2019
Source: Nahar Singh Stadium, ESPNcricinfo

The Nahar Singh Stadium, previously known as Mayur Stadium, is a cricket stadium in the Indian city of Faridabad.

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The last official match played here was an ODI between India and England on 31 March 2006.

In 2017, stadium hosted a match between Indian Blind cricket team and the West Indies blind cricket team as a part of 2017 Blind T20 World Cup in which the Indian team won by a great margin.

In 2019, renovations started to make the stadium fit for international matches and is expected to be completed by 2022.

The ground has seen cavalier innings by Douglas Marillier with sweep shots above the keeper's head to deny India a victory, or most recently, a hard-fought steady knock from Suresh Raina to snatch victory away

Stadium is named after Indian Rebellion of 1857 Nahar Singh. As of 11 September 2018, it has hosted 8 ODIs.

History

The venue hosted first of three ODIs between India and Zimbabwe for the Charms Cup 1992/93.

In 1994, the venue hosted first of 5 ODIs between India and West Indies. Significantly, this match was the last ODI for all rounder Kapil Dev.

In 2003, New Zealand were dismissed for 97 against Australia in the TVS Cup is the lowest ODI score at this venue.

In 2007, Haryana Cricket Association took decision to take an international match out of Nahar Singh Stadium to Chandigarh's Sector 16 Stadium. [1]

As of 11 Sept, 2018 it has hosted 8 ODIs.

One Day International cricket

The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date.

Team (A)Team (B)WinnerMarginYear
Flag of India.svg  India WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies By 4 Wickets1988
Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of India.svg  India BY 67 Runs1993
Flag of India.svg  India WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies By 96 Runs1994
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa By 2 wickets1996
Flag of India.svg  India Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa By 2 wickets2000
Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe By 1 wickets2002
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia By 8 wickets2003
Flag of India.svg  India Flag of England.svg  England Flag of India.svg  India By 4 wickets2006

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